Fulfilled Bible study Part 2

Please read Part 1 Fulfilled Bible Study first Josephus, in his Volume One of the Works of Josephus, says, "Whereas the war which the Jews made

with the Romans hath been the greatest of all those, not only that have been in our times, but, in a

manner, of those that ever were heard of; both of those wherein cities have fought against cities, or

nations against nations."

Luke 21:20-40 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 21Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter there into. 22For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 25And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming

on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. 29And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 31So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 32Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. 33Heaven and earth (the law) shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. 37And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. 38And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him. And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. 40And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation

It explains in the heaven and earth book I gave you that heaven and earth in the old testament was used several times to describe the law and the Israelites

Time of the gentiles Luke 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled

This is the same statement as Matthew, except Luke replaced the phrase, "abomination of desolation"

with what it actually was, "Jerusalem compassed with armies."

The Abomination was actually the abominable sins of Israel, which are revealed in Ezekiel chapters

8 and 16. The judgment, however, would be carried out by a heathen army just as God has always

done in the past.

.THE TIME OF THE GENTILES

.Some teach this "time of the Gentiles" (Luke 21:24) refers to the time of the Gentile Church Age. The

problem is there is no "Gentile" Church Age since the Church of Jesus Christ is plainly explained in

Scripture as being" Jew and Gentile together in one body".

I believe this reference to the "time of the Gentiles" is the time that God allotted to the Gentiles for

the destruction of Jerusalem. This siege was prophesied to last approximately 42 months, and

according to history, it did.

Revelations 11:1-2 1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months

Here God is separating the New Jerusalem- the true Church-from the old Jerusalem. He goes on to

show that because Jerusalem is no longer the place of His true worship system, she is going to be,

"trodden down of the Gentiles," for 42 months. This was fulfilled a few years later in 70 AD.

Daniel 12:6-9 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? 7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. 8And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

COMPARE THIS WITH THE TIME TEXT IF THE BOOK OF REVELATION

John opened the vision that Daniel sealed because it was now "the time of the end."

Revelations 1:1,3 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 3Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand

Revelations 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds(judgement); and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen

"He cometh with clouds" is the same biblical imagery used in the Old Testament to describe Gods

coming in judgment against a nation, and God usually used another nations army to carry out this

destruction. "Every eye shall see him" is imagery dealing with the fact that all, including "those who

piei-ced hilli", will see and know about his coming in judgment against Jerusalem.

Revelations 22:6,7,10 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at handGod told Daniel to seal his book because its prophecies would not be fulfilled in the days in which

they were written. God told John not to seal his book because the time for its fulfillment was at hand.

Revelations 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.Remember, Jesus said that some of them would still be alive when He came back to give His

rewards.

Revelations 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

MORE TIME TEXT GIVING BY JESUS AND HIS APOSTLES.

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I believe-along with many other biblical scholars and writers-that the Book of Revelation (mos was fulfilled during the age in which it was written. It was written in the early 60's AD, and

before the fall of Jerusalem and in the days of the "sixth King." The fall of Jerusalem occurred, just

as the Bible said it would, in the days of the ten kings associated with the Roman Empire .

.We do know that the Apostle John was writing Revelation during the time of the sixth king. Albinus

was the sixth of these rulers and he ruled Judea from 61-65 AD. This makes the time of John's

writing of Revelation to have happened sometime during the early 60's AD.

Nero himself took control of Judea because of the trouble the Romans were having there with the

Jews. This made Nero the eighth king. Revelation says the eighth king was the beast, and most

scholars also agree that Nero was the beast of Revelation 13 which persecuted the Church for three

and one-half years. This three and one-half year persecution of the Church occurred in the last of

Nero's reign and ended with his death in 68 AD.This creates a perfect fulfillment to this prophecy and

it took place shortly after John penned the book in the early 60's AD.

'" Argument against writings of Irenaeus

History is inconclusive when dealing with this subject. To determine truth about the Bible one must

look beyond history and look to the Bible itself; to determine the time frame in which Revelation was written

Three of the more powerful points of Internal evidence for a Pre-70 AD writing of the book of

Revelation.

1) Why would John write to a church in Revelation 11:2 about the holy city being trodden under foot

by the Gentiles for forty-two months as a future event, if it had already been fulfilled in 70 AD

2) History indicates that Laodicea was destroyed by an earthquake in 66 AD (see new Ungers

Bible Dictionary), and was not rebuilt till the 161-180AD reign of the Roman emperor marcus

Aurelius. Since that is the case, why would John be writing to a church in a city that had been

destroyed 30 years prior to his writing?

3) The Bible reveals Jerusalem to be the Great Whore that sat on a political beast (Rome) and used

its influence toward this governmental power to persecute and to kill Jesus. His apostles, His

prophets, and His saints. The beast would then turn onthe whore, make her desolate. And burn

her with fire. The perfect fulfillment of this took place during the three and one-half year siege of

Jerusalem ending in September 70 AD.

The terms "last days" and "the end of the world" were used most of the time in the New Testament in

reference to the last days of the Jewish age of Law-keeping as the meihod of salvation-not to a

future time at the end of the physical world. This "last days of the Jewish age" was spiritually ended

with the death of Jesus, but was physically and literally ended with the destruction of Jerusalem

and its old worship system. This destruction serves as THE SIGN that the Son of Man is ruling in his

Kingdom.

MORETIMETEXTGIVENBYJESUSANDHIS APOSTLESPETER SAID…1st Peter 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer

1st Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?PAULSAID...

Paul answered this when he wrote to the persecuted church at Thessalonica and assured them that

God was about to pour out His wrath upon those that were persecuting them.

2nd Thessalonians 1:3-10 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 4So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: 5Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: 6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

Paul spoke as though he expected for God to soon take vengeance against those who were troubling

them during their lifetime. Paul is clearly stating it was their obedience to Jesus and His gospel that

would save them, and their rebellion against Him that would bring judgment. Paul added more

statements on this time text in 1 Corinthians 7 and in Romans 16.

1st Corinthians 7:29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none

Romans 16:20 20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. During this time the church was being persecuted badly and they are being reassured that God is going to bruise Satan shortly.

Malachi 4:1-3 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 3And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.

When you compare these two texts it seems that Paul was drawing his statements in Romans from the

book of Malachi. Many scholars say Paul had to be referring to the destruction of Jerusalem and its

old worship system when he wrote Romans 16:20TRYING TO RESSURECT WHAT GOD HAS DESTROYED

Galatians 2:18-19 8For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

Paul is clearly saying we don't need to resurrect this old Law system, or the Temple, or the blood of

red heifers. He is saying all we need is Jesus' blood!

Romans 10:4 4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Romans 3:20 20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Paul said, "The Law gives us the knowledge of sin." J.esus is the one who came to deliver us from the

curse of the Law, because it brings us destruction.

James 5:7-9 7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

[To the Jewish farmer the purpose of the early rain was to cause the seeds to grow, and the purpose of

the latter rain was to mature this same crop for harvesting. Judging from his time text given in the next

verse. James is evidently viewing the early church period from the outpouring of the Holy Ghost (seed

rain) until the destruction of Jerusalem as one planting and harvest season. This agrees with many of the

parables in the Bible such as the wheat and tares of Matthew 13:3743. There Jesus said the wicked (tares)

were gathered first and the righteous (wheat) were left to shine forth as the sun.]

Notice, James wrote, "the coming of the Lord draweth nigh." He also wrote, "the judge standeth

before the dOOL" He didn't say He was on Hisway to the door. He said He is at the door now.

Wheat and tares Matthew 13:37-43 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.JOHN SAID…

1st John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time

John said it was then the "last time," which is the same" thing as "last days," because the spirit of

antichrist was already working. The spirit of antichrist was a reference to those Christians who had

left Christianity and went back into Judaism's legalistic system of Law-keeping.JESUS SAID…

Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.Luke 21:22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.Luke 21:32 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.BABYLON THE GREAT

Revelation 16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthyRevelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

Revelation 18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

Remember this description. When we can find a city guilty of the blood of the prophets, apostles,

saints, and (the key point) of all that were slain upon the earth, then we can know for sure to what city

this refers.Revelation 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified

Revelation 19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

In what great city was Jesus crucified? Rome or Jerusalem? It was Jerusalem. This is a definite

reference to Jerusalem being "the great city

Revelation 14:8 8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

The great city that has fallen in this judgment is Jerusaiem. Babylon is that great city that sat on the

beast that had seven heads (seven mountains) and ten horns. Rome fits this description since it is a

city that has seven hills. Rome was also the political strength that Jerusalem was riding on when she

persecuted and killed the apostles, prophets, and saints of Jesus Christ.

THE WORDS OF JESUS TO THE UNBELIEVING JEWS IN MATTHEW 23

Matthew 23:29-32 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous, 30And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. 32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

Matthew's, "Fill ye up the measure of your fathers," and Daniel's, "Finish the transgression," are

synonymous descriptions of the same event. Daniel said this event would take place during his 70

weeks prophecy, and Matthew indicated that this would happen when the unbelieving Jews killed

their Messiah.Matthew 23:33-36 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

The unbelieving Jews were the ones that God was going to hold responsible for all the blood !hat had

been shed in the earth. Jesus called the name of the city that killed the prophets, the apostles, and

was guilty of the blood of all righteous clear back to righteous Abel, "Jerusalem." He then said He was

going to bring all those things on her in that generation and make her desolate. This was fulfilled in 70

AD, forty years after Jesus' crucifixion. He gave them one generation-forty years-to choose between

Him, and the Law. Those who refused Him, He judged according to the Law.

PAUL AGREED WITH JESUS

1st Thessalonians 2:14-16 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: 16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost

Paul agreed with the words of Jesus. God sent His wrath to avenge for their killing of the prophets,

apostles, the saints, and even their Messiah-Jesus.

COMPARING AND INTERPRETING SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE

You can understand the gathering of the elect (Matthew 24) by comparing the destruction of Babylon

the Great (Jerusalem), followed by an invitation to the marriage supper (Revelation 19), with the

f' parable of the wedding feast (Matthew 22).

Matthew 22:1-3 And Jesus answered and spoke unto them again by parables, and said, 2The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, (God) which made a marriage for his son(Jesus), 3And sent forth his servants (apostles) to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Matthew 22:4-10 Again, he sent fourth other servants (apostles), saying, tell them which are bidden, behold, I have prepared my dinner: Oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all the things are ready: Come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went there ways, one to his farm another to his merchandise and the remnant took his servants (apostles), and in treated them spitefully, and slew them, but when the king (God) heard there off, He was wroth: and he sent fourth his armies (Roman armies 70 A.D) and destroyed those murderers, and burned up there city (70 A.D destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. Which there was no need for because no longer do we need the blood of bulls and goats but we have Jesus blood to wash away our sins). Then saith he to his servants (apostles) the wedding is ready, they (Jewish people who rejected Christ) which were bidden were not worthy go ye therefore unto the highways, and as many as ye shall find bid to the marriage. (Anyone who will accept Christ and repent be baptized and filled with the holy ghost can enter into a marriage relationship with Christ and be saved)

The marriage supper was already prepared before the destruction of Jerusalem, so the invitation to

the marriage feast was literally nothing more than the preaching of the gospel to the lost, which brings

a person into a marriage relationship with Jesus Christ under the New Covenant. The servants

destroyed were the apostles, so God destroyed Jerusalem.

They "gathered together" those who would come. This is the "gathering together of the elect" in

Matthew 24, which followed the great tribulation (the destruction of Jerusalem). In Revelation 19, the

marriage supper took place after Jerusalem was destroyed.

Revelations 19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants (Apostles) at her hand

Revelations 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife (The church) hath made herself ready.

This compares with the marriage invitation found in Matthew 22. It took place after the city was

destroyed. This also matches the sending out of His angels (messengers/preachers) to gather the

elect from the four corners of the earth immediately after the tribulation of those days.

Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Conclusion

Jesus and His Apostles taught that the COMING OF THE LORD, the END OF THE WORLD (AGE, and

the LAST DAYS, were all primarily referring to His coming in judgment on Jerusalem. They taught

that this coming would happen in their generation, and would bring an end to the Old Covenant

worship system. This coming (the destruction of Jerusalem) would be a sign to all men that Jesus was

ruling in the heavens and that His Kingdom had been thoroughly placed in the Earth which was . -

fulfilled by placing His Spirit in the hearts of His believers through a born again experience.

Dispensationalists and Futurists must have a future Jewish Temple and the restoration

sacrificial system in order to fulfill their prophetic interpretations of the scriptures. In prayer God

showed me that the danger of Futurist doctrine is that it deceives you into believing the New World

Order is a prophesied occurrence that cannot be prayed against. But that is not true because &.~

True Church-through prayer and fasting-has the power to bring this system down or at least

hold it back from its anti-Christian agenda so that the Church can continue to accomplish

purpose in the earth.

God wants to bring us to spiritual fullness and to a unity of focus so that we can defeat the powers of'

darkness and evangelize our world for His Kingdom!

Whether we ever agree on every area of prophecy or not, let's agree to respect and honor each other

and to work together to reach this lost world with the only gospel that will ever save anyone

Apostle's New Testament gospel of Jesus Christ!